Educational Milestone Mugs

"Now, remember, be the yourself we talked about."

Toy Shops and Educated Children

'Oh Darling, I'm so proud! I wish I could give you a big hug!'

'Tom passed a major bench mark today. His official file is now taller than him.'

'Sire, your new fortress was fine for your nephew's fifth, but I fear it is set for a sterner test.'

"Sign my yearbook?"

'I know about the birds and the bees. Tell me about the bears and the bulls.'

"Oh indeed I did: I went feral for a year when I was young. It taught me a lot about the world, but about myself too..."

'I'm not happy with his latest school photo.'

The Teen Years of A Red Delicious.

'Oh Darling, you must be so proud: Your first wart!'

Grand. Baby Grand. Toddler Grand. Teen Grand.

'Sure, I took your shovel. Ethics doesn't kick in for a year or two.'

His first conspiracy theory...'Is it a coincidence the first time I walk, they start locking all the cupboards? I think not!'

"You're writing a memoir? You're seven years old. Do you honestly think you can capture the interest of readers with such a short—wait, is that my name?!"

One!

"Enjoy yourself while you can because before you know it, you've surpassed your 'Best Used By' date."

Tenacity trumps everything!

'What do you mean 'theoretically'? Everything we do is theoretical.'

Space for Lease.

"Wait! I don't want to be disease resistant!"

How's your nephew doing in human school this year? Great! He has a calculator and spell checker like last year, and this fall new features have been added. With new translation software he can take language classes now, and for social studies he just clicks "history." Bonjour! I'm so proud! He has the school's highest G.P.A.! Other students can't copy off him anymore because he started using encrypted code. His favorite upgrade is the enhanced ability to process school lunches. He's bee

"As it's your birthday, would you like to go in the Big Chair?"

"We just got our online schooling exam results..."

"Charles, look! He’s sending his first text!"

Sparkler

Eagle parenting.

"Don't be a dummy, Justin - You gotta learn your ABC's so you can Google stuff."

"Aren't you young to be worrying about college?"

"Mommy wants you to know where your food comes from."

"I'm too old for baby limas."

It was time for Junior to learn to fly.

"Worthy of an Oscar don't you think?"

"He's at grade level for everything except cursing. He's swearing at a 9th grade level."

Two years ago, during a special episode of the Ask Sadie show, our resident octogenarian asked readers for advice about how she can deal with her midlife crisis. Here is an actual reader letter: Dear Sadie, My son just taught me how to use an iPad, so I am writing to tell you that doing so makes me feel young again. You might want to try it. - Nathaniel from Ontario. Thank you for helping me feel young! I may not be as spry as I was back in the old days ... but at least I've never taken two whol